Flushing food vendors preview upcoming street festival
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
A variety of food vendors
to be featured at the upcoming
Flushing Street Festival
presented their unique dishes
on Wednesday to showcase
the rich food culture of the
vibrant community.
The vendors included Legend
Chicken, Flushing Ice
Cream Factory, Eggcellent
Souffles Pancake, Golden
Rich, Miss Li Henan Cuisine,
Shi Miao Dao Yunnan Noodles,
8 Pots Mini Hot Pots,
and Chinese Sugar Painting.
Now in its sixth year, the
annual Flushing Street Festival
will take place on Sept. 14
at 40th Road between Prince
Street and Main Street in the
heart of downtown Flushing.
The festival has grown
into one of Queens’ major
festivals with high attendance
and neighborhood
involvement. Residents as
well as visitors from all over
New York City are welcome
to come and enjoy a taste of
the food, fun, and services
in Flushing.
With over 25,000 attending
Food vendors to be featured at the Flushing Street Festival presented their dishes at the kick-off event held at the Sheraton LaGuardia
East Hotel. Courtesy of Flushing BID
last year, the signature summer
event features different
types of savory dishes from
area restaurants along with
live music and entertainment,
interactive children’s
activities, unique shopping
and a large variety of local,
regional and national
partners interacting with
festival goers, providing
information, coupons and
free giveaways.
The street festival provides
an opportunity for
visitors and residents to experience
the unique aspects
of Flushing, and creating
marketing opportunities for
businesses to showcase their
products and services to consumers
directly. Over 80 vendors
are expected to participate
this year.
To date, the Flushing BID
has received nearly 70 registrations
from local businesses
and companies all over the
Metropolitan area. Currently,
the vendor registration is
still open.
Local merchants or businesses
who are interested
could contact Flushing BID
by phone: 718-888-1805 or by
email: fc@flushingbid.com.
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